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Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. (Photo by Archimage/Alamy Stock Photo)
Georgian

Through the keyhole: how the finest mansions in Georgian Britain were furnished

Peter Stanford charts the story of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through historic religious buildings
Medieval

What can churches tell us? 

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Medieval

Windows on to history

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An archetypal country house in its grounds, in the mist
Georgian

From Roman villas to Downton Abbey: Britain’s country houses

The Statue of Liberty against a blue sky
Victorian

Q&A Was the Statue of Liberty designed specifically for the United States?

An architectural grotesque of a woman displaying her vulva
Medieval

How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church

Bodiam Castle. (Getty Images)
Medieval

How to build a medieval castle: 9 top tips

No 10 Downing Street has been home to dozens of prime ministers (and numerous cats) since the iconic residence was first offered to Sir Robert Walpole
General Modern

23 things you (probably) didn’t know about No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain’s prime ministers

Buckland Abbey, Devon, UK. (Image by Alamy)
Georgian

The colonial secrets of Britain’s stately homes

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Zainab Bahrani on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)
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Ancient Babylon: everything you wanted to know

Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales
Victorian

The history of Gwrych Castle, home of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

Camilla Townsend on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)
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Aztecs in their own words

The storming of Beziers
Medieval

Medieval turning points

A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river
Victorian

Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London

The Great Fire of London
Stuart

The Great Fire of London: how the ferocious blaze of 1666 destroyed the capital

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